The conclusion of a test ban treaty at this time is most urgent and pledged themselves to do all they could to bring this about.

The most important matter, of course, which occupies our attention, and which will continue to occupy our attention, is our common hope that the mission of Governor Harriman and Lord Hailsham will be successful.

I think the progress that we made during our discussions in coming to an agreement on the instructions of our emissaries, I think made this meeting particularly useful.

As usual, we were able to accomplish a good deal in this meeting because of the strong basis of understanding which has existed between our two countries and which has existed to my great satisfaction since the period of my incumbency.

So from public and personal grounds both, I wish to express our warmest thanks to you, and to tell you that we look forward to your visiting the United States next time around.

Here in Ireland the word 'freedom,' the word 'independence,' the whole sentiment of a nation is perhaps stronger than it is almost any place in the world.

It is in a very real sense the mother of a great many people, a great many millions of people, and in a sense a great many nations.

I am particularly glad on this occasion that we will have an opportunity to talk about the forthcoming trip of our representatives to the Soviet Union.

While there may be those removed by two or three generations from Ireland, they may have left 100 years ago their people, and yet when I ask how many people may have relatives in America nearly everybody holds up their hands.

This is the last place I go, and then I am going to another country, and then I am going to Italy, and then I am going back home to the United States.

I want to express our greatest thanks to the President of your country, your great President, to your Prime Minister, and to all the members of the government, and especially to all the people of Ireland who have taken us in.